Department of Linguistics and Translation

The Department of Linguistics and Translation offers programmes of study at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Our programmes are designed to address the growing needs of Hong Kong and other Chinese communities for language professionals well versed in linguistics and language applications, translation and interpretation.
At the undergraduate level, our programmes include the BA in Linguistics and Language Applications and the BA in Translation and Interpretation. The Department also offers minors in Linguistics and Language Applications; and Translation.
At the postgraduate level, the Department offers a non-government funded MA programme in Language Studies (with streams in General Linguistics; Corpus and Empirical Linguistics; Pedagogical Linguistics; and Translation and Interpretation).
In addition to the taught programmes mentioned above, the Department also offers research degree studies towards MPhil and PhD degrees in the core research areas of the Department.
The Department encourages and promotes research in areas such as general linguistics, language applications or intelligent linguistic applications, and translation and interpretation studies. According to the QS World University Rankings by Subject, Linguistics at City University of Hong Kong has ranked among the top 50 universities worldwide for 7 consecutive years (from 2011 to 2017), and rose to 26th in 2017. Research emphases at the Department include corpus and empirical linguistics, computer-assisted language learning, computational linguistics, discourse analysis, interpreting, translation (machine and human), syntax, semantics, phonetics and terminology.
The Department also maintains links with The Halliday Centre for Intelligent Applications of Language Studies (HCLS). The Department operates three laboratories. The Language and Cognition Laboratory (LCL) is one of the best equipped cognitive/neurocognitive laboratories for language studies in the region. It has all the necessary research tools, both basic and advanced, and state-of-the-art research facilities for carrying out cognitive/neurocognitive research in various aspects of language-related human cognitive capabilities. The Phonetics Laboratory was established in 1995. The laboratory’s main research goals include the phonetics and typology of the sounds of Chinese dialects, phonetic explanations for sound changes in Chinese and phonetics in second language acquisition. It is equipped with a collection of research tools for investigating the acoustic, articulatory, perceptual and physiological properties of speech sounds. The Department also has a multi-purpose laboratory with the most advanced equipment and facilities designed for professional training in simultaneous and consecutive interpretation and for language learning.
翻譯及語言學系的課程著重培訓學生把嶄新理論應用於以下兩方面：(一)語言研究；(二)翻譯及傳譯，培養他們成為語言專才，從事教學、編輯、新聞、翻譯、公關等行業。畢業生可藉著中英雙語能力較強的優勢，在工商界、政府及非政府組織中工作。部分畢業生選擇從事研發與中、英語文有關的電腦應用系統或繼續深造。

Admission Arrangements for JUPAS Applicants

JUPAS applicants will be considered for admission to first-year studies at the Department of Linguistics and Translation. Students will enter a major (current major options: Linguistics and Language Applications, Translation and Interpretation) after one year of study. The top 40% of students# will have a free choice of majors offered by the Department. The other 60% of students will be allocated a major within the Department, subject to the availability of places and the selection criteria set by individual majors.

# based on CGPA with no failed grades and completion of at least 30 credit units including College/Department required courses

Entrance Requirements for JUPAS Applicants

First-Year Curriculum

During their first year, students will study a broad range of Gateway Education (GE), College core courses, as well as Department foundation-year courses in linguistics and translation.
學生在大學第一年修讀本學系必修科及其他基礎課程，完成一年級課程後，按個人意願、及成績以及課程的學額情況，選讀(1)語言學及語言應用或(2)翻譯及傳譯的主修專業。